Maryland's 7th congressional district

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Maryland's 7th congressional district is a predominantly urban, majority-Black U.S. House district centered on Baltimore that has long been a stronghold for Democratic representation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
abolished 1843
contains Baltimore
surface form: City of Baltimore

parts of Baltimore County
parts of Howard County
containsMajorCity Baltimore
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created 1793
currentRepresentative Kweisi Mfume
currentRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
demographics majority African American population
predominantly urban
elects one member to the U.S. House of Representatives
federalDistrictNumber 7
focusesOnIssues civil rights
economic development in Baltimore
urban policy
hasHighPopulationDensity true
hasHistoryOf continuous Democratic representation for several decades
hasNumberOfSeats 1
hasRepresentativeSince Kweisi Mfume, 2020
knownFor majority-Black population
strong Democratic Party lean
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn Baltimore
surface form: Baltimore metropolitan area
majorityMinorityDistrict true
notableRepresentative Elijah Cummings
Kweisi Mfume
partOf Maryland congressional delegation
partyControl Democratic Party stronghold
politicalIdeology liberal-leaning
postalAbbreviationState MD
previousRepresentative Elijah Cummings
previousRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
recreated 1950
recreatedFrom at-large congressional district of Maryland
redistrictingAuthority Maryland General Assembly
representedBy Kweisi Mfume in the 118th United States Congress
representedIn United States Congress
state Maryland
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
urbanRuralCharacter overwhelmingly urban
votingPattern reliably Democratic in federal elections

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Kweisi Mfume electedFrom Maryland's 7th congressional district
Frizzell Gray represented Maryland's 7th congressional district